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Planner outlines water, sewer options and fees for proposed College Street lots; no action taken
Summary
City staff summarized options to serve proposed College Street lots: tap an existing water line with either a shared frontage meter or individual private meters, and use private grinder pumps to reach the existing 8-inch sanitary main; staff noted escrow and impact fees. The commission received the memo (no vote).
Speaker 1 (staff member) presented a feasibility memo on infrastructure and fees for proposed lots on College Street, telling the commission, "There's a existing water line on the South Side of College Street" and describing two options to provide service: install a public meter at the College Street frontage with a shared access easement and private internal connections, or run a full public line with individual meters at each lot. Speaker 1 said either approach would require easements or private meters and described the city's role at the connection point.
On sanitary sewer, Speaker 1 said there is an existing 8-inch main on the north side of College Street but the proposed lots "are facing the creek," so homes would need private grinder pumps to lift flows up to the trunk line. Speaker 1 explained the owner must provide an agreement among future property owners allowing maintenance, operation and access for any shared grinder pump.
Staff also summarized fees and next steps. "You have a $13,500 fee for escrow," Speaker 1 said, and added that water and wastewater impact fees would apply because the development proposes new lines to the site. The report has been provided to the developer and to city council; staff told the commission the findings were presented at the November council meeting but that council's acceptance is informational: "They did accept our findings" and that acceptance is not binding on future approvals.
Commissioners asked operational questions about who maintains grinder pumps and whether neighboring developments could access any new lines; Speaker 1 answered that grinder pumps would be privately owned and maintained and that the city would review plans, coordinate inspections and only assume responsibility at the public connection point. Staff said they have had most correspondence with the project's builder, "Jordan McDonald," who was described as working on behalf of KIH.
Speaker 1 said the property owner has told staff he is "desiring to build houses for his daughters" (staff noted "Believe he has 3 daughters currently") and reiterated that any construction or sale would require the owner to go through the full preliminary- and final-plat process before public utilities are extended. Staff flagged a possible historical-landmark overlay in some parts of the parcel and said any work within the overlay would need to be designed to meet the city's historic-preservation regulations.
The commission did not take formal action on the memo; the item was informational to make members aware of potential development and next steps in the platting and permitting process.
